# Screen bug after long locked screen

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-bug-after-long-locked-screen/1210>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [November 7, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-bug-after-long-locked-screen/1210 "2018-11-07T21:44:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ElectronicAccess8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea666f/32.png) [@ElectronicAccess8](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ElectronicAccess8)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-bug-after-long-locked-screen/1210/1 "2018-11-07T21:44:54Z")

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Hello all,

I’m having issues with the default screensaver/locker ( `gnome-screensaver` ). After a lot of time of locked screen, it does not unlock correctly, usually a slice of the right-part of the screen appears on the left or other strange behavior. Other times it does not unlock at all, I keep seeing the lock screen and no way to interact with the applications but, if I have an open chat and I type in the message box (with a lot of luck) I can send the message, so it seems that I can still interact with the applications (so screen unlocked) but no luck to see what’s happening.

I switched to `xscreensaver` and everything is fine, but this is a workaround and I’d like to solve the issue about `gnome-screensaver` .

Thank you all for your work and attention.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-bug-after-long-locked-screen/1210/2 "2018-11-07T21:47:50Z")

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please file a bug report on [launchpad.net](http://launchpad.net)

```
ubuntu-bug gnome-screensaver

```

This will bring this issue to the wider community that still uses gnome-screensaver and potentially can advise further (hopefully)

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**Author:** ![ElectronicAccess8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea666f/32.png) [@ElectronicAccess8](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ElectronicAccess8)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-bug-after-long-locked-screen/1210/3 "2018-11-07T21:56:14Z")

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Strangely, I’m not having this issue with other flavours so I do not think that’s a problem of `gnome-screensaver`

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-bug-after-long-locked-screen/1210/4 "2018-11-07T22:00:33Z")

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It still needs to be a bug-report. There obviously is a software issue which we cannot resolve here - gnome-screensaver doesnt have any user-definable options to play with.

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**Author:** ![ElectronicAccess8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea666f/32.png) [@ElectronicAccess8](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/ElectronicAccess8)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-bug-after-long-locked-screen/1210/5 "2018-11-07T22:02:01Z")

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I do understand, thank you

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**Author:** ![Linuxlover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9d8465/32.png) [@Linuxlover](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Linuxlover)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-bug-after-long-locked-screen/1210/6 "2019-10-19T17:50:34Z")

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Hi, I have the same issue where a long locked screen freezes after I try to unlock and shows a splash screen with no response. I have to restart the system again. This is after installing 19.10. Happened two times today.